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The Times’ NFL writer Sam Farmer takes a look at the potential selections that teams might make at this year’s draft, which starts April 30 in Chicago: 1. TAMPA BAY – Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State:The Buccaneers have made it clear they’re comfortable with Winston, baggage and all. 2. TENNESSEE – Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon: Mariota isn’t an ideal fit for Titans, who could take a pass rusher here. But somebody might trade up for the Heisman winner. 3. JACKSONVILLE – Leonard Williams, DT, USC: The Jaguars have spent a ton to upgrade through free agency but they still need help on their defensive line. 4. OAKLAND – Kevin White, WR, West...

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The Times’ NFL writer Sam Farmer takes a look at the potential selections that teams might make at this year’s draft, which starts April 30 in Chicago:
1. TAMPA BAY – Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State:The Buccaneers have made it clear they’re comfortable...

Michael Sam may have been the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team, but he says there are "a lot" of gay players in the league.
While speaking during a question-and-answer session in Dallas on Thursday, Sam said he has...

The NFL's gimme play appears to be on its way out.
Although owners didn't vote Wednesday on various proposals to change the extra-point play, the issue will be a central point of focus in May when the group reconvenes for a one-day meeting in San...

Even though no teams have announced plans to relocate, and there have been no formal stadium presentations, several influential NFL owners believe a Los Angeles solution is within reach.
"I really believe that in the next year we'll have two teams...

Stan Kroenke won't be empty handed this week when he arrives at the NFL owners meetings in Arizona.
The St. Louis Rams owner will be packing finished schematic plans for the world's most interactive and integrated football stadium, a futuristic,...

Whether you agreed with it, Southern Methodist Coach Larry Brown raised an interesting point about the goaltending call that gave UCLA a one-point win over his team Thursday.
The veteran coach didn't complain about the decision itself. His beef was...

The Dallas Cowboys surely anticipated they'd come under fire for signing defensive end Greg Hardy, who is facing a potential suspension for violating the NFL's domestic violence policy.
On Wednesday, they got it from local sports anchor Dale Hansen of...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a net worth of $4.2 billion. The NFL's salary cap for 2015 is $141.8 million.
The gap of more than $4 billion between the two figures is why star running back DeMarco Murray is no longer a member of the Cowboys. At...

DeMarco Murray is visiting the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday with a financial agreement already in place, according to multiple media reports.
ESPN was the first to report the visit and the financial terms, which are said to be $42 million over...

Not only did DeMarco Murray set a Dallas Cowboys record by running for 1,845 yards last season, but he won the NFL's rushing crown.
That bolsters his resume, but not necessarily the likelihood he'll stay in Dallas.
When free agency begins Tuesday,...

The Dallas Cowboys made one move on Monday that will affect two of their superstar players as well as the franchise as a whole.
Dallas placed its franchise tag on Dez Bryant, meaning the receiver is most likely to remain with the Cowboys for at...

Reggie Bush helped the Detroit Lions reach the NFL playoffs last season, but it was apparently not enough for the Lions to retain the former USC star.
Bush, who rushed for a touchdown in the Lions’ 24-20 wild-card loss to the Dallas Cowboys, was released...

Frustrated by the prospect of another do-nothing stadium task force, the Chargers on Monday warned San Diego to either step up or step aside in the pursuit of a new NFL venue, and again raised the specter of a relocation to Los Angeles.
"We are...

First there was The Dunk, quickly christened by people as the best of the year even though it was only a week into February.
Then came The Dunk To End All Dunks, again labeled the best of 2015 and also a slight sign of progress because we were within...

Michael Sam was set to lace up his dancing shoes for ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," but he'll have to set them aside for a few days in March to participate in the NFL's first-ever veteran scouting combine.
Sam was invited to the combine...

Details have surfaced about another run-in with the law involving Dez Bryant, All-Pro receiver for the Dallas Cowboys.
According to a police report obtained by NFL.com, Bryant was involved in a July 2011 incident in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart...

Grammy Award-winner Patti LaBelle and Michael Sam, the NFL's first openly gay draft pick, are two of the 11 celebrities announced Tuesday as part of the upcoming 20th season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
LaBelle, whose singing career has...

Jethro Pugh, an unsung member of the Doomsday Defense that helped the Dallas Cowboys win two Super Bowls in the 1970s, has died. He was 70.
The team said Pugh died of natural causes Wednesday, four days before the Cowboys were to play their first NFL...

Ryan Pace comes to the Chicago Bears with no experience as a general manager and no ties to the organization. What he does have is one big task on his hands.
His job: transform one of the NFL's founding franchises back into a winner.
The Bears hired...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made $35 million in 2013, according to tax returns submitted by the league.
The NFL on Friday released the amount Goodell earned in salary, bonus and pension compensation. Goodell made $35.1 million in 2012, with an...